IBM Business Analytics User Forum

Introduction to the Day

Managing People, Your Most Valuable Asset with Strategic Workforce Planning

Extending Planning Analytics outside the Office of Finance: In this session Lindsey Brooks will be taking you through her Strategic Workforce Planning demo.

Predictive AI Forecasting for Faster, Accurate and Automated Forecasts

IBM Business Partner Budgeting Solutions will guide you through some of the latest techniques to quickly and accurately use IBM Planning Analytics AI powered forecasting to drive value in the FP&A cycle.

Beyond Dashboards: Clarity & assimil8 Drive Customer Value with IBM Analytics Content Hub

Tired of static dashboards that fail to drive real business insights? Discover how analytics can move beyond reporting and become a true engine for value creation

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Modernising Planning Analytics

The team takes you through some of their latest modernisations undertaken with a variety of clients, providing an insightful under-the-hood inspection of their approach to these tasks, the challenges they have faced, and how they have overcome them.

Get More from PAW – Elevate Your Dashboards

This isn’t a standard ‘how to use PAW’ session. Sempre Analytics will show you how to achieve more by taking Workspace beyond its typical functionality. Exciting tips and tricks that energise your UI, unlock new charting techniques and sharpen reporting.

Take your dashboards to the next level.

LUNCH

Planning Analytics Roadmap

Xavier from IBM Product Management team will be sharing a detailed update on the latest Planning Analytics roadmap. He’ll walk through the key features and enhancements released over the past few months, and provide insight into what’s planned for upcoming releases. From engine improvements to new capabilities in Planning Analytics Workspace, this is your chance to get a clear view of how the product is evolving and where it’s headed next.

PA-gentic – Simplified Planning with Agentic AI

Unlocking New Use Cases -Planning Analytics & Watsonx Orchestrate

Exploring how to extend the value of Planning Analytics by integrating it with Watsonx Orchestrate. Showcasing how this powerful combination can automate tasks, streamline workflows, and augment planning processes with AI-driven orchestration. From triggering planning actions to embedding Planning Analytics in broader business operations, this session will highlight practical ways to take your use cases further, faster.

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Get Answers and Discover Deep Insights with Project Ripasso

IBM’s Steve Green will be delivering the latest updates on Project Ripasso. IBM Project Ripasso is our soon to market AI powered business analyst and advisor that answers your business questions in seconds, guiding you toward the most impactful decisions.

Project Ripasso empowers every business user with insights for confident decision-making at the speed of thought. Get ahead here – https://www.ibm.com/products/project-ripasso

Client Fireside Chat

Q&A + Closing

It’s going to be a full fantastic day (with lunch!) and a chance to win some IBM Merch as well. This event is face-to-face only and will not be streamed online so don’t miss out!